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The new General Data Protection Regulations (known as GDPR) rules were agreed upon in Brussels in 2015 and took effect in May, 2018. GDPR addresses the obligation to protect personal data across the EU. Many of its requirements are new and will require significant planning and...

The ever-growing, complex web of privacy protection laws around the world directly impacts how multinational corporations can comply with demands to respond to a U.S. discovery request or regulatory investigation. The risk of running afoul of the privacy laws in the name of compliance with a U.S. legal obligation...

Economic integration in the ASEAN region, public investment, increased M&A activity, and the expansion of foreign and domestic multinational corporations are driving regional legal market growth. Most organizations either have branches in Asian countries or conduct business with entities that do.

Growth trends...

The two largest economies in Asia–China and Japan–historically have seen far lower volumes of eDiscovery than the U.S. However, with a growing global economy, increasing global litigation, investigations, and M&A activity, the expansion of national cybersecurity and data protection laws, and more vigilant...

When discussion of bribery and corrupt business practices comes up, it’s common to think of China and Russia, and the high profile investigations in telecommunications,...

As part of our series on Asia cross-border eDiscovery issues and best practices, in this post we provide an overview of the unique challenges of data collections in Asia. While data collection may seem daunting for even the most experienced cross-border teams, you need not go it alone; an understanding of common...